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Percentage lesson 11: Percentage decrease · Set 161 · 40 questions
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How to work it out (The old value is 100%): Decrease = old value − new value. Percentage decrease = decrease ÷ old value × 100. Decrease by p%: new value = old value − p% of the old value.

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  1. 1.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹47. What is the percentage decrease?
  2. 2.A tank has 200 litres of water and 26% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  3. 3.The price of a torch comes down from ₹40 to ₹36. What is the percentage decrease?
  4. 4.A tank has 25 litres of water and 44% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  5. 5.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹11. What is the percentage decrease?
  6. 6.A tank has 25 litres of water and 60% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  7. 7.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  8. 8.A tank had 120 litres of water. Now it has 90 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  9. 9.A tank has 40 litres of water and 80% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  10. 10.The price of a football comes down from ₹200 to ₹116. What is the percentage decrease?
  11. 11.A pencil box costs ₹500. The price comes down by 61%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  12. 12.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 276 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  13. 13.A tank has 400 litres of water and 37% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  14. 14.A team scored 400 runs in one match and 50% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  15. 15.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 168 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  16. 16.A tank has 20 litres of water and 75% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  17. 17.A tank has 200 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  18. 18.The price of a water bottle comes down from ₹20 to ₹17. What is the percentage decrease?
  19. 19.A tank has 80 litres of water and 55% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  20. 20.A tank had 50 litres of water. Now it has 6 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  21. 21.A tank has 120 litres of water and 50% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  22. 22.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 96 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  23. 23.A team scored 250 runs in one match and 140 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  24. 24.A tank has 80 litres of water and 85% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  25. 25.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 28 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  26. 26.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹500 to ₹465. What is the percentage decrease?
  27. 27.A tank had 250 litres of water. Now it has 225 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  28. 28.A team scored 40 runs in one match and 12 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  29. 29.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 18 runs in the next. What is the percentage decrease?
  30. 30.A tank has 60 litres of water and 20% of it is used. How many litres are left?
  31. 31.A team scored 20 runs in one match and 40% fewer in the next. How many runs did it score in the next match?
  32. 32.The price of a cricket bat comes down from ₹500 to ₹270. What is the percentage decrease?
  33. 33.The price of a storybook comes down from ₹50 to ₹10. What is the percentage decrease?
  34. 34.A wall clock costs ₹300. The price comes down by 14%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  35. 35.A table fan costs ₹80. The price comes down by 10%. What is the new price, in rupees?
  36. 36.The price of a football comes down from ₹20 to ₹13. What is the percentage decrease?
  37. 37.The price of a kite comes down from ₹250 to ₹35. What is the percentage decrease?
  38. 38.A tank had 200 litres of water. Now it has 82 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  39. 39.A tank had 400 litres of water. Now it has 64 litres. What is the percentage decrease?
  40. 40.A tank had 80 litres of water. Now it has 76 litres. What is the percentage decrease?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 148
  3. 10
  4. 14
  5. 45
  6. 10
  7. 64
  8. 25
  9. 8
  10. 42
  11. 195
  12. 31
  13. 252
  14. 200
  15. 16
  16. 5
  17. 90
  18. 15
  19. 36
  20. 88
  21. 60
  22. 76
  23. 44
  24. 12
  25. 86
  26. 7
  27. 10
  28. 70
  29. 10
  30. 48
  31. 12
  32. 46
  33. 80
  34. 258
  35. 72
  36. 35
  37. 86
  38. 59
  39. 84
  40. 5

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